What can we say about Trish Bowman? There is a lot but I don't want to clobber her website with a ten page essay! Let me begin by saying that in February of 2007, as I was getting ready to retire from the Armed Forces, my wife and I began looking for houses in the Barrie area. We had lived there before and would return, as I had to relocate for my new employment.We searched the internet and found several houses that we were interested in. Trish listed one of the houses we really liked and so we called her right away. Trish was very prompt to return our call and a date was set for a week long house hunting venture in April. As it happened within days of that call, the house we liked would be sold before we could see it. Not to be defeated, Trish had not only all the houses that we liked lined up to see, but also several others.After our first meeting, I knew that not only was she a true professional but she really enjoyed her job and cared about her client's needs and desires. After viewing only a few homes with Trish, she was able to quickly determine exactly what we were looking for and was not shy to eliminate some of the ones we thought we would like from what we saw on the internet even though they were her own listings!So, we found the perfect house with all that we were looking for in a great neighbourhood. Not only did Trish find us that house, but as I had to return to Alberta to my duties, she continued to act on our behalf by arranging and attending the home inspection, constantly calling and emailing progress updates on the deal as we negotiated. Trish even hired an engineer to address one of the concerns of the inspector. This involved many hours of additional work and effort on her part and all the while, getting ready to give birth to her first baby!Well, the deal went through and we moved to Barrie and into our new home. Trish was there when we arrived and began settling in and welcomed us. She even bought a new window valued at nearly $500.00 that the previous owner had broken as they moved out of the house!Now that the business relationship has concluded, Trish has visited several times to check up on us and we have met her beautiful baby girl, Mackenzie. My wife and I can't help but feel that if Trish is so dedicated to her clients, she must also be a great and loyal friend! We definitely hope to continue to see Trish and her family on a less formal basis to confirm these suspicions!Thanks for everything Trish. You are definitely the best Realtor we have ever worked with…and there have been many!